Today in Toronto: Destroyer, Images Festival, Raul Midón and The War of the Worlds

Destroyer Destroyer’s recently released ninth album, Kaputt, is a lush, ’80s-tinted treat. Today’s show is sold out, but tickets are reliably showing up on Craigslist. Find out more »

Images Festival Images was conceived as an alternative to TIFF, a kind of quirky second cousin to the gigantic September fest. Find out more »

Raul Midón Arguably best known as a blind guitarist who can coax (and occasionally bully) his instrument into infusing jazz with Latin and flamenco flavours, Midón the vocalist is just as likely to slip suddenly into a “trumpet” solo, created entirely with his mouth. Find out more »

The War of the Worlds In celebration of the centenary of the birth of film composer Bernard Herrmann, the Art of Time Ensemble has commissioned an instrumental suite by Dan Parr. The second half of the show is devoted to a production of the Orson Welles radio drama based on H. G. Wells’ alien invasion story. Find out more »